Make the construction of your Insectronic Robot platform easy with these
prefabricated printed circuit boards. No messy chemicals or drilling to worry
about - just add the parts and solder.

Desk Top High Voltage Fun!

This Jacobs ladder project allows you to
create the excitement of high voltage arcs safely on your desktop. The circuit
is powered by a 12-volt DC battery pack and outputs over 30,000 volts. The circuit
design allows the repetition rate of the high voltage pulses to be varied by
a potentiometer on the front panel. Each time a high voltage pulse is triggered,
the light emitting diode on the front panel is also activated. This educational
project demonstrates the principles of high voltage and is also a great attention-getter.
Join in the high voltage fun!

The serial servo controller (SSC) accepts serial information via a DB9
connector and sets each of the servos according to the information recieved
by the onboard microcontroller. The microcontroller stores each value in memory
and constantly updates each servo so that the desired positions are held.
This project is featured in the book, "Build Your Own Humanoid Robots"
where it is used to control a robot arm from a personal computer. The SSC
is also used to control servos by interfacing it to any other microcontroller
or device that can output serial infromation. Another example of an application
featured in the Humaoind robotics book is a voice recognition circuit that
is easily interfaced to the CCS.

Download
the free Serial Servo Controller software here: SSC Download

Diagram
showing the Serial Servo Controller being used to control a robot arm - featured
in the "Build Your Own Humanoid Robots" book.

This standard servo gripper applies even pressure to each side of the object
being lifted. The unique mechanical design keeps each gripper finger parallel
and eliminates any "scissor angling" that often causes objects to
be forced out of the gripper as pressure is applied. The sturdy aluminum construction
and solid design will give your robot reliable grasping power to move objects.
A great addition to mobile robots or robot arm projects. The fingers open
4 inches wide.